| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ASN |
Additional support needs |
| CPD | Continuing professional development |
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ESOL |
English for speakers of other languages |
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FE |
Further education |
| GTCS | General Teaching Council for Scotland |
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ICT |
Information and communications technology |
| IEP |
Individualised Educational Programme |
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IEPs |
Individualised Educational Programmes |
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LTS |
Learning and Teaching Scotland |
| MEd | Master of Education |
| MSc | Master of Science |
| PGCert | Postgraduate Certificate |
| PGDip | Postgraduate Diploma |
| QTS | Qualified teacher status |
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SCQF |
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework |
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SEED |
Scottish Executive Education Department |
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SEN |
Special educational needs |
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SQA |
Scottish Qualifications Authority |
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additional support needs |
Term used to describe students with special needs in Scotland. Students identified as having additional support needs include those with minor or temporary learning difficulties, language related difficulties (such as dyslexia), behavioural or social adjustment problems, children with physical disabilities or impairment or psychological difficulties, and high achievers in mainstream schools. |
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further education |
Full- and part-time education, outside the higher education sector, for persons over compulsory school age (16 years) including vocational, academic, social, physical and recreational courses. |
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independent school(s) |
The term used to describe private, fee-paying schools in Scotland. |
| local authority (local authorities) | Locally elected bodies, which have a statutory duty for the provision and organisation of public education services in their area. (Most responsibilities for education are, in practice, delegated to the Education Committee of the local authority.) |
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record(s) of needs |
Document identifying the additional support needs (ASN) of a child, following a full assessment by appropriate specialists. A record of needs also sets out how an education authority will cater for a child’s specific needs. |
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special school(s) |
Special schools provide education for children with additional support needs (ASN) who cannot be taught satisfactorily in a mainstream school. |